KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN - HYDERABAD REGION
CLASS VIII
Sub: ENGLISH
SPLIT UP SYLLUBUS 2014 – 15
TERM 1 – APRIL -- SEPTEMBER
S.No
Month
Topic
1
April
1.The Best Christmas present in the world I &II
(Prose-1)
2.The Grasshopper and the Cricket (Poem-1)
3.How did the Camel got his Hump
(supplementary-1)
2
3
4
5
May/June
July
August
September
1.The Tsunami (Prose-2)
2.Geography Lesson (Poem-2)
3.Children at work(supplementary-2)
1.Glipmses of the past(Prose-3)
2.The selfish giant(Supplementary-3)
3.FA-I (Revision
1.Bepin Chowdhary-The lapse of memory
(prose-4)
2.Macavity-The mystery Cat (poem-3)
3.The treasure within(supplementary-4)
1.The last bargain (Poem-4)
2.Princess September (Supplementary-5)
No. of
Mode of Assessment
Periods
24
10
25
23
16
Skills/Comp
etencIes
Suggested
value
points
1.Paragraph writing- ‘The Best Gift I
received’
2.Spelling Test
3.Diary entry
4.Letter writing- Informal
5.Comprehensive passages
(Newspaper, Reading cards)
Speech : Child Labour
PROJECT-Threat of Floods/Natural
Disaster, Measures taken,
rehabilitation ,patriotic songs
Writing
Listening
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Format
Accuracy
Fluency
Confidence
Speaking
Writing
Reading
listening
Application
Expression
Confidence
Presentation
style
Clarity
Fluency
1.Diary entry: As a volunteer the
service rendered at tsunami
2.Letter writing-Formal
3.Message writing
4.Reading test
5.Comic Creation
6.Pen paper test
1.Recitation
2.Article writing
3.comprehenshion passage
4.Picture Reading
5.Listenning test-Local and global
Writing
listening
Reading
Creativity
Content
Format
Clarity
Understanding
Knowledge
Speaking
Writing
Reading
Listening
Understanding
Fluency
Content
Accuracy
Knowledge
application
SA-I
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGHATHAN
CLASS: viii
Split UP SYLLABUS -2014-15
SUB – ENGLISH
Term II (October – march)
S.no
Month
Topic
1
October
1.The summit within (Prose-5)
2.The School Boy (poem-5)
3.The fight (supplementary-6)
2
November
1.This is Jody’s Lawn (prose-6)
2.A visit to Cambridge (Prose-7)
3.The Duck and the
Kangaroo(Poem-6)
4.The Open Window (supple-7)
3
December
1.When I set out to Lynosses
(Poem-7)
2.Jalebis (Supplementary-8)
4
January
1.A short monsoon diary
(prose-8)
2.On the Grass hopper &
Cricket (poem-8)
3.Revision for FA-3
1.The great stone face I &II
(Prose-10)
2.The Comet I &II (supple-9)
5
February
6
March
Revision and SA-II
No.of
Mode of assessment
periods
1.Paragraph writing
20
(a)A visit to hill station
2.Dramatization
3.Profile writing
1.Dialogue writing
24
2.conversation
3.E-mail
4.My favourite pet
5.Poetic Devices
Skills/Competencies
Suggested value points
Writing
reading
listening
speaking
Writing,
speaking
reading
listening
Application
Content, accuracy,
Fluency, pronunciation,
understanding
17
1.Book Review
2.Extempore speech
PROJECT:On monsoon(types of
seasons in detail) Record of
temperature for a fortnight.
Draw a graph of it.
3.Visit to a Pilgrimage
1.Role Play
2.Diary entry
3.Pen paper test. FA-3
Reading,
writing,
listening,
speaking
Creativity
Vocabulary
Expression, content,
Pronunciation,
presentation,
accuracy, fluency
Listening,
speaking,
writing
Presentation
Content, fluency,
expression, confidence,
pronunciation, format.
Team work
1.Debate
2.Narration
3.Discussion- on the ‘Comet’
4.List of Superstitions
Speaking
Listening
Writing
Understanding
Content, expression,
Confidence, pronunciation,
presentation
25
22
10
Confidence, vocabulary,
format , fluency,
accuracy